10983 : Multiple Browser Cross Tab Dialog Box Spoofing
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2004-10-20	2004-10-20

Keywords

MFSA 2005-05

Description

Multiple web browsers contain a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered by an attacker creating a specially-crafted web page that would produce an inactive tab or window to launch a dialog box that appears to come from a trusted source, which could disclose sensitive information resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrades are currently available from these vendors to remediate this vulnerability:

KDE: Upgrade to version 3.3.1

A workaround is available for:

Mozilla
FireFox
Netscape
Opera
Avant Browser
Safari
Maxthon
Internet Explorer for Mac

It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s):

1. Disable JavaScript
2. Do not visit untrusted and trusted websites at the same time.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.

Safari

1.2.3

Avant Force	Avant Browser	10.0 build 029
		9.02 build 101

KDE Project	Konqueror	3.2.2-6
KDE Project	KDE	3.0.5

Mozilla Organization	Firefox	0.10.1
	Mozilla	1.7.3
	Camino	0.8

Mysoft Technology

Maxthon

1.1.039

Netscape Communications Corporation

Netscape

7.2

Opera Software ASA

Opera

7.54

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer for Mac

5.2

Stilesoft Inc.

NetCaptor

7.5.2

iCab

2.9.8

FlashPeak

Slim Browser

4.01.003

The Omni Group

OmniWeb

5.0.1

Epiphany

1.4.4

Galeon

1.3.18

References

Security Tracker: 1011833 1011834 1011835 1011836 1011837 1011838 1011839 1011840 1011841 1011895 1011922 1012002 1012003
Related OSVDB ID: 10984
Secunia Advisory ID: 12706 12712 12713 12714 12717 12731 12892 12920 12966 12982 12983 13002 14709 14714
ISS X-Force ID: 17788
CVE ID: 2004-1380 (see also: NVD) 2004-1381 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 917
Other Advisory URL: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-10/0750.html
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-10/
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2005&m=slackware-security.000123
Vendor URL: http://www.apple.com/
http://www.avantbrowser.com/
http://www.kde.org/
http://www.maxthon.com/en/
http://www.mozilla.org
http://www.opera.com/
Keyword: MFSA 2005-05
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2005:323

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Jakob Balle - jbsecunia.com - Secunia Research

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-23 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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